What color is #8F8138?

#8F8138 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8138?

The RGB value is 143, 129, 56: 143 red, 129 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8138?

The complementary color is #38468F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8138?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8138 color

#8F8138 rgb(143, 129, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8F8138 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 50.6% green and 22% blue (143, 129, 56).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 44% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 61% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#8F8138 color codes

HEX	`#8F8138`
RGB	`rgb(143, 129, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 50.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 44%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 61%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 61%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.84, -4.18, 40.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.84, 40.87, 95.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.893, 21.827, 6.906)`
Decimal	`9404728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8138, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8F8138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8F8138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8138; }
.text { color: #8f8138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 129 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8138, #728f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #8F8138?: #8F8138 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8138?: The RGB value is 143, 129, 56: 143 red, 129 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8138?: The complementary color is #38468F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8138?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.